MICHAEL TAYLOR V. THE PINEY GROVE VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, INC. AND MICHAEL TODD PROGRAM
August 13, 2021
North Carolina General Court Of Justice: Superior Court Division
Case No. 20 CVS 13487

In 2019, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Sexual Assault Fast Reporting and Enforcement Child Act. Defendants in this case have challenged the constitutionality of the Act’s provisions that revive claims for child sexual abuse, claiming they have a vested right in a statute of limitations defense. CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief, arguing that the Act’s revival provisions are constitutional as a reasonable legislative response to the injustices child sexual abuse victims fact due to extremely short statutes of limitations. The court accepted CHILD USA’s motion to participate as amicus.